Birth name: Andrew Gregory Van Acker
Date of birth: April 2, 1986
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Ethnicity: German, English, one-eighth Belgian (Flemish), smaller amounts of Irish
Drew Van Acker is an American actor.
Drew’s paternal grandfather was Thomas Raymond Van Acker Sr. (the son of Raymond Edmond Van Acker and Marie Burke). Raymond was the son of Belgian emigrants from the Flanders region, Aloysious Van Acker, from Clerken, and Marie Hoste. Drew’s great-grandmother Marie was the daughter of Edward Joseph Burke, the son of Irish parents, and Magdalena Theresa Brauch, the daughter of German parents from Baden.
Drew’s paternal grandmother was Shirley Anne Diekemper (the daughter of Cleophas Henry Diekemper and Amelia Anna Marie Bretz). Cleophas was the son of Bernard Diekemper and Anna Elizabeth Schroeder, both the children of German parents. Amelia was the son of John Bretz, a German emigrant, and Mary Noll, the daughter of German parents.
Drew’s maternal grandfather was Glenn William Walsh (the son of William Peter Walsh Jr. and Elizabeth Ickes). Glenn was born in Kansas. William was the son of William Peter Walsh Sr. and Mary Anne Walsh, both immigrants from Newfoundland, Canada. Elizabeth was an ethnic German emigrant from Russia.
Drew’s maternal grandmother was Marilyn Olive Roberts (the daughter of Ivan L. Roberts and Harriett E.). Marilyn was born in Kansas. Ivan was the son Albert F. Roberts and Irma Esther Constant, and had deep lines in America. Drew’s great-grandmother Harriet was likely Harriett Evelyn Richardson, the daughter of Wilber Dewane Richardson and Elsie E. Ford.
Sources: Obituary of Drew’s paternal grandmother — https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/stltoday/name/shirley-van-acker-obituary?id=3037147
Obituary of Drew’s maternal grandmother — https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/kansas/name/marilyn-walsh-obituary?id=22162158
Family tree of Drew Van Acker — https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GXLN-9YK
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